An especially influential year, as three bands
(Nirvana,
Dream Theater, and
Godflesh)
release albums that would become definitive albums
in their respective genres.
In addition, a NWOBHM favorite,
Holocaust, returns with a style that both
borrows from their past and pushes towards the future.

Here, there are some surprises -- I would not have expected bands like Morbid
Angel and Annihilator, however deserving, to make the list.